Washing machine



Jan. 13, I E. LINDBERG WASHING MACHINE Filed y 25, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR EE/C L/ITDfiEEG ATTORNEY Jan. 13. 1925. 1,523,027

E. LINDBERG WASHING MACHINE Fil y 25, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ER/G' L/NOBERG ATTORNEY INVENTOR Ate/c 40706596 W ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 13, 1925. L9

UNE'TED STATES ERIC LINDBERG. OF BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FIFTH TO LYDIA FRANCES LARSON AND TWO-FIFTHS TO ALBERT G. LARSON, BOTH OF OAKLAND,

CALIFORNIA.

WASHING MACHINE.

Application filed May 23, 1923. Serial No. 640,875.

T all whom it may concern: of the ring to prevent its rotation. Thus,

Be it known that I, ERIC LIXDBERG, a when the member is moved into the cups citizen of the United States, residing. at 11 or 12 the ring 16 will expand against Berkeley. in the county of Alameda and said cup and cause it to rotate. A pulley State of California, have invented certain 18 is formed on the cup 12 in which a belt new and useful Improvements in Washing is adapted to travel to operate a wringer. Machines, of which the following is a speci- A worm 19 is secured to the cup 11 and 65 fication. engages a worm wheel 20. The worm wheel My invention is an improved washing 20 is keyed to a shaft 21, which shaft is jour- 10 machine. naled in bearings 22 and 23 mounted on the The object of my invention is to provide plate 1. v a washing machine which may be readily A crank arm 24 is keyed to the end of the co attached to the standard type of sanitary shaft 21 and a pin 25 is secured in the end tub. thereof. A connecting rod 26 is journaled w Another object is to provide a machine on the pin 25 and reciprocates in a hearing which is simple in construction and inex- 27. To allow for the rocking of the bearpensive to manufacture. ing 27 a pin 28 is provided which projects 65 In the annexed drawing in which my in from the side of the bearing and is journaled vention is illustrated: in an arm 29 which dependsfrom the plate Figure 1 is a side view partly in section 1. A transverse arm 30 is secured to the to show the construction of my machine. bottom of the rod 26 and cups 31 and 32 Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the are secured to the end of said rod. 70 line 22 of Figure 1. The worm wheel 20, shaft 21 and crank Figure 3 is an enlarged side view partly arms 24 are rotated through the worm 19 25 in section of the slidable clutch member. and motor 7. Thus the rod 26 and cups Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the 31 and 32 are both reciprocated and oscilline 44 of Figure 3. lated through the rocking bearing '27. 7 Referring more particularly to the draw- Having described my invention, I claim:

ing. my washing machine comprises a base 1. A self-contained portable washing maplate 1 which is mounted on the tub 2 as chine comprising a base plate adapted to follows: A set screw 3 extends through a be secured to atub, a wheel journaled on boss 4 which depends from the plate 1 and said plate, a rocking bearing connected with go bears against the tub 2, and a set screw 5 said plate, means to rotate said wheel, a

extends through a depending lip 6 and bears rod depending below said plate, and having against the outside of the. tub. sliding connection with said rocking bear- A motor? is mounted on the plate 1 and ing, cups on said rod, a crank arm connectdrives a shaft 8 which is journaled in a ing said wheel and said rod whereby said 5 hearing 9 which rises from the plate. rod is reciprocated. 4

A slidable clutch member 10 is keyed to 2. A self-contained portable washing ma- 40 the shaft 8 and is adapted to engage with chine comprising a base plate adapted to be either of the cups 11 or 12, which are joursecured to a tub, a wheel journaled on said naled on the shaft. The member 10 is moved plate. means to rotate said wheel, a rod detransversely by means of a handle 13 which pending below said plate, cups on said rod, is pivoted to the plate 1, and which is formed a crank on said wheel to which the rod is 45 with a yoke 14 to engage agroove 15 in journaled, a rocking bearing through which the slidable member. Expandible rings said rod reciprocates, a pin formed on said 16-16 are formed at either end of the membearing, and a second bearing in which said ber 10, and a pin 17 projects into the path pin is journaled.

3. A self-contained portable washing machine comprising a base plate adapted to be secured to a tub, a motor secured to said plate, an arm depending from said plate, a bearing mounted 'for pivotal movement on said arms, a worm adapted to be driven by said motor, a worm wheel journaled on said plate and meshing with said worm, a crank on said wheel, a rod journaled on said crank, said rod depending below said plates and having sliding connection with said bearing, and cups secured to said rod.

In testimong' whereof I afiiz; my signature.

ERIGLINDBERG. 

